Luke Part 4

• Describe the beating of Jesus.
• the beating:
• Victim is stripped and tied to a pole
• Shards of metal and bone are laced into the leather whip.
• Romans aren't limmited to 40 strokes, as are the Jews.
• Pain and blood lose set stage for shock.
• Describe the “dead man walking” phase.
•  dead man walking:
• Victim carries crossbeam to the execution site
• Crossbeam is attached to a vertical pole.
• Seat prolongs the torture making it easier to breath. 
• Describe the “nailed” phase.
• nailed:
• Iron nails pin wrists and feet to the cross.
• Nails miss main arteries and bones.
• Wine laced with painkilling myrrh or frankencense is offered.
• Jesus refuses.
• Describe the “breath of life” phase.
•  breath of life:
• Position and weight of body forces victim to push up and exhale.
• Breaking legs speads death. It forces arms to do all the work, pulling victim up to exhale.
• Jesus dies before breaking the legs becomes necessary.
• Describe the “speared” phase.
• speared:
• Soldier confirms death by stabbing the heart.
• By this time, shock has started separating blood into two basic elemants: cell clusters and amber-colored serum.
• "Water" pours out of Jesus' chest- serum from inside and around the heart.
• Possible cause of death: a combo of shock, exhaustion, and asphyxiation, and heart failure.